Stewart, Dougal - Revision history

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|Dates=1708-9
|Location=London
|Vocation=Politician
|Place of Birth=Blairhall, Perthshire
|Marriage=Mary Bruce
|Issue=2 sons
|Source=History of Parliament Online
}}
Family were hereditary sheriffs of Bute - source of political influence despite financial debts.
Links with Duke of Queensbury helped secure political positions. Stewart held seats for both Buteshire and Perthshire as MP 1708-9. Appointed a lord of the session and of justiciary. After taking seat in court of session seems to have played little further role in politics. No by-election writ ordered for either Buteshire or Perthshire in 1709.
Died 1712.

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 Family were hereditary sheriffs of Bute - source of political influence despite financial debts.
-Links with Duke of Queensberry helped secure political positions. Stewart held seats for both Buteshire and Perthshire as MP 1708-9. Appointed a lord of the session and of justiciary. After taking seat in court of session seems to have played little further role in politics. No by-election writ ordered for either Buteshire or Perthshire in 1709.
+Links with [[Douglas, James (London) 1]] helped secure political positions. Stewart held seats for both Buteshire and Perthshire as MP 1708-9. Appointed a lord of the session and of justiciary. After taking seat in court of session seems to have played little further role in politics. No by-election writ ordered for either Buteshire or Perthshire in 1709.
 Died 1712.